Comments on: Smart And Dumb

By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:20:43 +0000

Maybe they are using the same criteria for calling something mature that the ratings agencies use, as in this video is for a mature audience only.

By: Corvus

Corvus — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:05:17 +0000

What’s cracking me up is the comment on that thread that indicate people are under the impression there IS mature content in the Witcher.

By: psu

psu — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:30:35 +0000

See, I *would* agree if it were just The Witcher that had this problem. Or if it were a minority of games that were like The Witcher. But it’s not like that. That’s my point. Maybe I rambled a bit too much.

I guess I should have said that the claim of mature content elsewhere in the gaming universe was implicit in the discussion. Because it seemed like that to me. YMMV.

By: Miguel

Miguel — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:09:00 +0000

This post missed the mark for me. It has something to say about the juvenile content in video games, and has something to say about the Escapist article and game journalism in general, but seemed to stretch in connecting the two.

Your conclude with, “My problem [with the Escapist article] is with the claim that there is any content at all [that isn't juvenile]“. I didn’t really feel the article made that claim. The articles main thrust seemd to be that “The Witcher” was mindless fun, and that the writer enjoys mindless fun, so the writer enjoyed “The Witcher”. Not a great work of criticism to be sure but probably a common sentiment. In the end, you seem to be taking the article to task for expressing an opinion you “would normally agree with”.

By: peterb

peterb — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:38:58 +0000

Awww, don’t hold back. No one reads Tea Leaves anyway; writing the juicy details here is just like whispering to a priest in a confessional booth, only without the danger of pedophilia.

By: Corvus

Corvus — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:24:41 +0000

I’ve decided to keep the details of my departure from the Escapist’s roles somewhat private. Suffice to say this article was the final warning bell and I’ll be looking for another outlet for my articles from here on out.

By: psu

psu — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:09:41 +0000

I realized after I posted that I should have at least given The Escapist credit for running your original review of The Witcher, which was much less positive.

By: Corvus

Corvus — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:35:16 +0000

I’ll be posting my response to the Escapist’s decision to run that article later today.

By: Trin

Trin — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:28:18 +0000

I was surprised to hear two other sources address something akin to point 1 today. Catching up on Yahtzee, his review of Uncharted starts with addressing the lunacy of every enemy being a minority. Then in the PA podcast for Friday's comic, they spend nearly the entire time bemoaning the gratuitous enjoyment of violence in the script of Army of Two.